Alternatives Watford

Analysis

Alternatives Watford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04556657). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alternatives Watford reported income of £66k and spending of £97k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £161k to £66k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alternatives Watford sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Railway Heritage Awards (£65k), Stisted Village Hall (£66k) and Frampton Cotterell and District Community Association (£64k).